Yitzhak Rabin Promenade

The Yitzhak Rabin Promenade, in Laon

The Yitzhak Rabin Promenade runs along the ramparts of Laon and offers superb views over the plain. The Laon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this peaceful path, from which you imagine the ancient origins of the town, perched on its high hill.

The path of the ramparts and the view over the plain

Passing to the other side of the ramparts, you follow the Yitzhak Rabin Promenade, which runs along the fortifications of Laon. From here, you easily imagine the foundations of the town during Antiquity, when a small Gaulish fortress stood, perched on the highest hill that dominates all the surrounding plain. This perched position, naturally defensive, explains the importance that Laon had through the ages, from the Gauls to the Carolingians, who made of it a royal city. The promenade that surrounds the upper town offers superb panoramas over the Picard countryside, as far as the eye can see, and allows to appreciate the exceptional site of the town and the power of its ramparts. The path bears the name of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli statesman and architect of peace, Nobel Prize, whose name honours with respect the memory. A peaceful place of promenade and a belvedere over the plain, the Yitzhak Rabin Promenade offers one of the finest viewpoints of the town. It is a fine stop of the discovery of Laon.

What to see

Here you follow the peaceful path that runs along the ramparts of Laon, from which you imagine the ancient origins of the town, perched since the Gaulish fortress on the highest hill that dominates the plain, a defensive position that made of it a royal city; the promenade offers superb panoramas over the Picard countryside and bears the name of the statesman Yitzhak Rabin. The Yitzhak Rabin Promenade is a fine belvedere of Laon. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Yitzhak Rabin Promenade runs along the ramparts of the upper town of Laon, reachable on foot. It is a public open-air path, freely accessible. The view over the Picard plain there is particularly beautiful, especially on a clear day.

What can you see from the Yitzhak Rabin Promenade in Laon?

Superb panoramas over the Picard countryside, as far as the eye can see, from the path that runs along the ramparts of the upper town; from here, you imagine the ancient origins of Laon, perched since the Gaulish fortress on the highest hill that dominates the plain, a position that made of it a royal city.

Where is the Yitzhak Rabin Promenade in Laon?

Along the ramparts of the upper town of Laon, in France.